Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany

Germany: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 8,656 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8,656
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
17th
of 113 countries
All-time high
8,818
in 2000
All-time low
7,085
in 1983
Years of data
42
1981–2022

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany, 1981–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1981200120221981: 7.2k1982: 7.2k1983: 7.1k1984: 7.5k1985: 7.5k1986: 7.5k1987: 7.5k1988: 7.4k1989: 7.4k1990: 7.7k1991: 8.1k1992: 8.4k1993: 8.4k1994: 8.5k1995: 8.8k1996: 8.6k1997: 8.6k1998: 8.4k1999: 8.7k2000: 8.8k2001: 8.8k2002: 8.3k2003: 8.6k2004: 8.5k2005: 7.9k2006: 8.3k2007: 8.1k2008: 8.2k2009: 7.6k2010: 8.0k2011: 8.2k2012: 8.1k2013: 7.6k2014: 7.6k2015: 7.8k2016: 8.1k2017: 8.4k2018: 8.7k2019: 8.7k2020: 8.2k2021: 8.6k2022: 8.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany stood at 8,656.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany peaked at 8,818 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7,085, in 1983.

Germany ranks 17th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7,363 7,085 7,525 9
1990s 8,421 7,664 8,810 10
2000s 8,308 7,620 8,818 10
2010s 8,108 7,569 8,692 10
2020s 8,481 8,220 8,656 3

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 14 Czechia 9,306 compare
  2. 15 United Kingdom 8,978 compare
  3. 16 France 8,834 compare
  4. 18 Slovenia 8,507 compare
  5. 19 Slovakia 8,062 compare
  6. 20 Hong Kong 7,782 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany?
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Germany was 8,656 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 8,818 in 2000.
What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 7,085 in 1983.
How does Germany rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
Germany ranks 17th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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